Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end the war in Gaza, which has raged for more than a year.

The deal will take place in three different phases, each of which will last for six weeks, according to U.S. and Qatari officials.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that a deal to release hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, two days after the Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire to pause the 15-month-long fighting.

At best, it's a painful, and hopefully fleeting, surrender to theocrats that will save the lives of some hostages.

The deal, not yet formally announced, outlines a six-week initial ceasefire phase and includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian detainees held by Israel.

Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would use the Gaza ceasefire deal as momentum to expand the Abraham Accords, U.S.-backed agreements struck during the president-elect's first term that normalized Israel's relations with several Arab countries.

There’s nothing from the White House yet, but the incoming President of the United States says a peace deal has been reached in the Middle East today. As rumors broke out that Israel and Hamas had come to a ceasefire deal that will see hostages held since October 7,